Artists
Johannes Vermeer
- Country:
- Netherlands
- Birth year:
- 1632
- Death year:
- 1675
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Jan Vermeer (1632 Delft-1675 Delft), also called Jan or Johannes Vermeer van Delft, was the son of Reynier Jansz, a Protestant silk weaver, innkeeper and art dealer in Delft. The young painter, who had probably learned his trade with Leonaert Bramer and Carel Fabrituius, inherited his father's fortune and business in 1652. In 1653 Vermeer married Catharina Bolnes, a Catholic, and entered the painters' Guild of St. Luke in Delfts as a master. In 1662/63 and 1670/71 he held the office of Hoofdman, the head of the guild. He was called to The Hague in 1672 as an expert in order to determine the authenticity or works attributed to Holbein, Giorgione and Titian. Despite his reputation, Vermeer continued to live in financial straits until his death. His small oeuvre consists of ust 34 paintings, including A Woman Weighing Pearls or Gold, c. 1662-1664, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Allegory of painting, c. 1666/67, Kunsthistorishes Museum, Vienna; and The Love Letter, c. 1669/70, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.